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The govt has announced appointment of MDs and CEOs of public sector lenders. Which of the following is NOT correct
in this regard?
1) Rakesh Sharma – Canara Bank
2) PS Jayakumar – Bank of Baroda
3) Kishore Kharat Piraji – IDBI Bank
4) MO Rego – Bank of India
5) None of these

2.

The Central govt plans capital infusion of Rs 70,000 cr in PSBs till FY19. Which of the following PSBs is getting the most
(Rs 5,531 cr) out of Rs 20,088 cr which will be infused in 13 banks soon?
1) IDBI Bank
2) Bank of India
3) State Bank of India
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Bank of Baroda

Swatantra Raj Singh is one of the five veteran coaches recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year.
He coaches
1) wushu
2) kabaddi
3) athletics
4) swimming
5) boxing

5.

Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?
1) KM Acharya
2) Anshuman Das
3) Gauri Kumar
4) Ajit Kumar Seth
5) Atul Chaturvedi

6.

Which of the following states has been declared by the CM of the state as totally digital and the first state in the country
to achieve such a distinction?
1) Tripura
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Goa

7.

Usha Ananthasubramanian has been appointed as the MD and CEO of which of the following public sector banks?
1) Punjab National Bank
2) Allahabad Bank
3) Dena Bank
4) Central Bank of India
5) Indian Bank

8.

India and which of the following countries on 13 Aug signed an MoU on technical cooperation in railway sector?
1) Slovak Republic
2) Hungary
3) Austria
4) Slovenia
5) Czech Republic

9.

Which of the following has gained the unique distinction of becoming the first district in the country with the highest
number of e-toilets (461) in its schools? These are fitted with automatic wash and energy conservation facility.
1) Nellore
2) Bengaluru
3) Chennai
4) Kochi
5) Nadia

Five sports coaches have been recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year. Which of the following
pairs of coaches and games they are associated with is NOT correct?
1) Nihar Ameen (swimming)
2) Harbans Singh (athletics)
3) Anoop Singh Dahiya (wrestling)
4) Naval Singh (para-athletics)
5) None of these

8 per cent
4) 15.5 per cent
5) 8.
1) Maharashtra
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Odisha
68. Delhi) (GA-53) /
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. Which of the following is allowed to these banks?
1) Undertaking lending services
2) Opening accounts of non resident Indians
3) Accepting deposits above Rs 1 lakh
4) Offering current and savings account deposits
5) None of these
61.
Chief Minister N Rangasamy launched a scheme to provide free laptops to all students who have passed Plus Two from
Govt Higher Secondary Schools in which of the following states/UT recently?
1) Goa
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) Puducherry
5) Sikkim
67.4 per cent
72.7 per cent
3) 16. the govt has sold minority stake in which of the following PSUs this fiscal?
1) PFC
2) REC
3) Dredging Corp
4) Indian Oil
5) All the above
Which of the following teams won the 2015 Pro Kabaddi title on 23 Aug?
1) Bengaluru Bulls
2) U Mumba
3) Jaipur Pink Panthers 4) Dabang Delhi
5) Bengal Warriors
65.
Who won the women’s 100m gold at the IAAF World Championships. Siddique
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The govt on 25 Aug launched a health service called SEHAT.
India will host the World Hindi Conference after a gap of 32 years in which of the following cities on 10-12 Sep?
1) Bhopal
2) Jaipur
3) Indore
4) New Delhi
5) Patna
64.6 per cent
2) 17.
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Who won the women’s singles title of the 2015 Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament?
1) Eugenie Bouchard 2) Caroline Wozniacki 3) Simona Halep
4) Serena Williams
5) Maria Sharapova
________ has become the first Indian to win Ladies British Amateur Golf Championship.BSC Academy
The RBI has issued licences to 11 applicants to set up payment banks.
Rana Kapoor has received the RBI approval for his re-appointment as MD and CEO of which of the following private
banks for 3 years effective from Sep 1. Beijing 2015?
1) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
2) Gelete Burka
3) Blessing Okagbare
4) Tori Bowie
5) Dafne Schippers
73.
5) Rafael Nadal
________ has been appointed as chairman of India’s Oscar jury.
The govt on 25 Aug launched a health service called SEHAT along with ________ to provide healthcare access to
citizens irrespective of geographical location connecting Common Service Centres (CSCs)?
1) Sahara Hospital
2) Max Healthcare
3) Surya Clinic
4) Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
5) Apollo Hospitals
Javed R.
74. The term SEHAT stands for
1) Social Enterprise for Health And Treatment
2) Social Entity for Health And Telemedicine
3) Social Endeavour for Health And Treatment
4) Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine
5) None of these
75.
1) Amole Gupte
2) Deepti Naval
3) Zarina Wahab
4) Amol Palekar
5) Paresh Rawal
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So far.
According to the data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 25 Aug.
Who among the following has won the prestigious 2015 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism?
1) Sabria Jawhar
2) Mahsa Amrabadi
3) Narges Mohammadi 4) Zaina Erhaim
5) Sameera Aziz
69.
________ is all set to become the first state in India to launch ‘Agro-Solar Policy’ to encourage the farmers to tap the
solar energy. the population growth
rate of India in the decade 2001-2011 was found to be
1) 24. Ganesh Nagar.
Who won the men’s singles title of the 2015 Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament?
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Roger Federer
3) Tomas Berdych
4) Andy Murray
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1) Bandhan Bank
2) IDFC Bank
3) YES Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
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1) Aditi Ashok
2) Ankita Tiwana
3) Sharmila Nicollet
4) Smriti Mehra
5) None of these
70. which will select the country’s official entry in the best
foreign film category of the 88th Academy Awards.: C-37.

379 cr
4) Rs 9.
The Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) purchased nearly 90 per cent of Indian Oil shares sold on 24 Aug. Siddique
3) meteorological satellite
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as a total of Rs 20. the population growth
rate of which of the following religions was highest (24. which helped
the govt get about ________ from the stake sale.937 cr
3) Rs 9.
India and ________ on 24 Aug agreed on a joint financial commitment of up to AUS$ one mn and signed an MoU to
strengthen existing partnerships in higher education and research.
Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR)?
1) MO Garg
2) Samir K Brahmachari 3) Girish Sahni
4) T Ramasami
5) Samir Brahmachari
87.
The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2015 has been given to
1) Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT)
2) Coal India Limited (CIL)
3) Haryana State Police
4) Sports Coaching Foundation (SCF)
5) All the above
89.979 cr
2) Rs 8. What is the
currency of China?
1) Dong
2) Baht
3) Ringgit
4) Renminbi
5) Tugrik
84.
According to the data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 25 Aug. This is India’s latest
1) communication satellite
2) educational satellite
4) military satellite
5) nano-satellite
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76. She was a legendary freedom
fighter from
1) Assam
2) Nagaland
3) Tripura
4) Kerala
5) Puducherry
80.
Who among the following are the winners of the men’s doubles title of 2015 Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament.
Which of the following PSBs will issue equity shares on preferential basis to the govt for capital infusion of Rs 5.: C-37. Delhi) (GA-53)
.793 cr
5) Rs 9.
6
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Javed R.088 cr is being infused in 13 PSBs?
1) Canara Bank
2) Bank of Baroda
3) IDBI
4) PNB
5) SBI
85.
The birth centenary celebrations of Rani Gaidinliu were held by the central govt recently. Ganesh Nagar.
China’s central bank cut interest rates and lowered the amount of reserves banks must hold recently. the
oldest tennis tournament in the US?
1) Marcin Matkowski and Nenad Zimonjic
2) Daniel Nestor and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
3) Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock
4) Stan Wawrinka and Leander Paes
5) None of these
78.
The Internet giant Google has paired up with ________ to launch an initiative named “Internet Saathi” to provide rural
women in India with internet literacy. was celebrated recently in
1) Italy
2) France
3) Germany
4) Spain
5) Turkey
86.6 per cent) in the decade 2001-2011?
1) Buddhist
2) Sikh
3) Christian
4) Hindus
5) Muslim
82.
The Isro is going to launch GSAT-6 on 27 Aug.
1) UK
2) Sweden
3) Norway
4) Germany
5) Australia
79. The Sendai framework is associated with
1) elimination of child labour
2) reducing malnutrition among children
3) disaster risk reduction
4) green house gas emission cut
5) making world nuclear weapon free
88.
1) Rs 7.
The 70th anniversary of the La Tomatina festival. which is celebrated on the last Wednesday of the month of Aug every
year.
India will implement the Sendai framework 2015-2030 in letter and spirit said the Union Minister of State for Home Kiren
Rijiju recently.
1) Tata Trusts
2) Reliance Foundation
3) Janani
4) Pride India
5) SBI Foundation
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Retired judge ML Tahaliyani was on 24 Aug sworn in as the new Lokayukta of which of the following states?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Delhi
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Andhra Pradesh
77.973 cr
81.

India on 26 Aug signed an information exchange agreement with Seychelles on tax matters.
________ has launched the country’s first Mortgage Guarantee-backed home loans for first-time borrowers in the
affordable housing segment.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed an agreement on 27 Aug to locate the first internationallycontrolled bank of low-enriched uranium in
1) Kazakhstan
2) Ukraine
3) Belarus
4) Mongolia
5) Tajikistan
99. What is the total number of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in the country as of now?
1) 20
2) 26
3) 56
4) 64
103.
4) Pole vault
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5) Boxing
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100. A RRB Ordinance was promulgated in Sep 1975 on the recommendation of which of the following working groups?
1) Narasimham Working Group
2) VS Das Working Group
3) R Gandhi Working Group
4) S Jagannathan Working Group
5) BN Adarkar Working Group
Javed R. 15% and 45%
3) 45%. Such agreements have
already been signed with which of the following by India so far?
1) Bahamas
2) Bermuda
3) Gibraltar
4) Cayman Islands
5) All the above
92. 15% and 40%
4) 50%. The Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in India are regulated by which of the following institutions?
1) RBI
2) State govt
3) SIDBI
4) NABARD
5) State Bank of India
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102. The term BOT stands for
1) Build-Organise-Transfer
2) Build-Operate-Terminate
3) Build-Operate-Transfer
4) Bear-Operate-Transfer
5) None of these
93. who visited India from 25-27 Aug. 15% and 30%
104.
The Centre has allowed road developers to completely exit BOT projects two years after completion and invest the funds
for certain purposes.
The govt has given a 4 months extension (up to 31 Dec 2015) to the 7th Central Pay Commission.: C-37.
The government on 27 Aug released a list of 98 cities which are to be developed as smart cities. is the present President of which of the following countries?
1) Seychelles
2) Mauritius
3) Mongolia
4) Hungary
5) Suriname
91. The chairman of the 7
Central Pay Commission is
1) Meena Agarwal
2) Ratin Roy
3) Vivek Rae
4) Ashok Kumar Mathur
5) BN Srikrishna
98. 15% and 50%
2) 40%.
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) SBI
4) Federal Bank
5) Bandhan Bank
94.
Which of the following is/are missing from the list of 24 state capitals included in 98 cities to be developed as smart
cities?
1) Bengaluru
2) Kolkata
3) Patna
4) All the above
5) Only1) and 2)
97. Ganesh Nagar.
Who among the following has become a new goodwill ambassador for the UN Fund for Children?
1) Roger Federer
2) Novak Djokovic
3) Andy Murray
4) Saina Nehwal
5) Martina Hingis
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James Alix Michel. Who among the following cricketers has been elected president of cricket statisticians body ACSSI?
1) Ajit Wadekar
2) Ravi Shastri
3) Sunil Gavaskar
4) Kapil Dev
5) Dilip Vengsarkar
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capital of the RRBs?
1) 35%. The Rural Banks came into existence on Gandhi Jayanti in 1975 with the formation of which of the following banks?
1) Kamraz Rural Bank
2) Kakathiya Grameen Bank
3) Prathama Grameen Bank
4) Kanakdurga Grameen Bank
5) Chaitanya Grameen Bank
105. Siddique
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5) 55%. In what ratio do the Govt of India.
Vikas Gowda is associated with which of the following games?
1) Archery
2) Shooting
3) Discus throw
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90. Which state leads in
number of smart cities?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Karnataka
96.

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5) Rs 2. who was killed on 30 Aug at his residence. the maternal mortality rate
is to be reduced to ________ per 1000 live births. The RRBs are NOT present in which of the following states as of now?
1) Sikkim
2) Goa
3) Tripura
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
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1) 27 Aug
2) 29 Aug
3) 30 Aug
4) 31 Aug
5) 1 Sep
121. The book titled “To The Brink And Back: India’s 1991 Story” has been authored by who among the following?
1) Jairam Ramesh
2) Yashwant Sinha
3) Manmohan Singh
4) P Chidambaram
5) Jayanthi Natarajan
112. The Regional Rural Banks Act.: C-37.
1) Ravinder Singh
2) Bajrang
3) Yogeshwar Dutt
4) Anil
5) Sushil Kumar
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1) 98
2) 108
3) 245
4) 275
5) 305
119. The “Call To Action Summit 2015” on ending preventable child and maternal deaths was held on 27-28 Aug in
1) Kathmandu
2) Colombo
3) Dhaka
4) New Delhi
5) Thimphu
117.000 cr
111. billed as an alternative
to the Nobel Peace Prize. the authorised capital of the RRBs has been raised from Rs 5
cr to
1) Rs 50 cr
2) Rs 100 cr
3) Rs 500 cr
4) Rs 1. As per the Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill. Anote Tong. The central govt has identified ________ cities and towns across nine states under the ambitious ‘Housing For All’
project aimed at providing 2 cr houses in urban areas by 2022.BSC Academy
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106. MM Kalburgi. Name the noted Indian agriculture scientist who has been awarded the first Sunhak Peace Prize. Ganesh Nagar. The Regional Rural Banks in India are classified under which of the following categories?
1) Co-operative banks
2) Scheduled Commercial banks
3) NBFCs
4) Non-scheduled commercial banks 5) None of these
107. The biennial World Athletics Championships 2015 was held in
1) Tokyo
2) Seoul
3) Beijing
4) Jakarta
5) Manila
115. These sponsor banks are required to:
1) subscribe to the share capital of RRBs
2) help RRBs in their establishment
3) assist in recruitment and training of RRBs staff
4) provide managerial and financial assistance to RRBs
5) All the above
109. The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on ________ every year in honour of Indian hockey legend Dhyan
Chand on his birthday. 1976 provides for RRBs to be sponsored by banks. He shares the award with the President of Kiribati Islands. Which of the following teams won 2015 Guru Tegh Bahadur Hockey title after 7 years recently?
1) Army XI
2) Air India
3) Indian Oil
4) BPCL
5) Western Railway
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116. The area of operation of the majority of RRBs is limited to a notified area comprising a few districts in the States. Name the Indian wrestler who on 30 Aug won gold medal in the 50 kg freestyle category at the World Cadet Championship
held in Sarajevo. was a rationalist and an eminent scholar of
1) Kannada
2) Tamil
3) Telugu
4) Malayalam
5) Sanskrit
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113. OP Jaisha set a new marathon national record at World Athletics Championships and ensured the 2016 Rio Olympics
spot. Delhi) (GA-53)
. The govt has fixed health goals to be achieved over the next 15 years. Bosnia. India gifted the Indian Coast Guard Ship “Varaha” to which of the following countries recently?
1) Seychelles
2) Mauritius
3) Myanmar
4) Sri Lanka
5) Bangladesh
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1) 150
2) 100
3) 70
4) 50
5) 25
120. Under the new goals.
1) Modadugu Vijay Gupta
2) R Paul Singh
3) Surinder K Vasal
4) Sanjaya Rajaram
5) BR Barwale
114. The
RRBs grant loans and advances mostly to
1) rural artisans
2) agricultural labourers
3) small and marginal farmers
4) small entrepreneurs in rural areas 5) All the above
108.

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133.
1) Harare.
Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect?
1) Andhra Pradesh – Tirupati
2) Arunachal Pradesh – Pasighat
3) Bihar – Biharsharif
4) Gujarat – Rajkot
5) Madhya Pradesh – Vidisha
123. India’s external debt increased by 6. The RBI
is empowered to issue banknotes of denomination up to
1) Rs 1.3 bn
4) USD 475.: C-37.8 per cent
4) 6. Namibia
5) Lobamba.5 per cent
129.6 per cent to
________ in 2014-15.000 notes with enhanced security features. India has won the top UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation efforts of the majestic
Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple situated in the state of
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Maharashtra
5) Odisha
Javed R. Ganesh Nagar. The govt on 30 Aug launched a scheme for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers. After releasing Rs 100 notes. Which of the following banks has launched “IndPay” mobile app through which customers can operate their banking
accounts anytime and anywhere?
1) Indian Bank
2) Bank of India
3) IndusInd Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) Bandhan Bank
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5) USD 545. The govt has announced the list of 98 cities from different states to be developed as smart cities in gradual manner. What is the expanded form of the term GVA?
1) Gross Volume Added
2) Gross Value Accrued
3) Gross Value Added
4) General Value Addition
5) Goods Value Addition
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132. The
compensation was being paid at ________ of the notional value of counterfeit notes detected. The sports ministry on 31 Aug recognized which of the following as a sports discipline and placed it in the ‘priority’
category?
1) Yoga
2) Kho kho
3) Carrom
4) Tight rope walking 5) None of these
134. According to a report released by the Department of Economic Affairs. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) uses GVA to give its projections nowadays. Name the mountaineer who has been honoured with the 2015 Tenzing Norgay national adventure award by President
Pranab Mukherjee.
1) 7. South Africa
3) Gaborone.
the longest tunnel in the world. Delhi) (GA-53) /
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1) USD 384. with GDP growing at ________ during Apr-Jun 2015. recently?
1) Japan
2) France
3) Switzerland
4) China
5) Germany
130.1 bn
3) USD 446.000
4) Rs 10. Swaziland
135.000
5) Rs 20.
1) Arjun Vajpai
2) Narendra Kumar
3) Jot Singh
4) DK Khullar
5) Lovraj Singh Dharamshaktu
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4) Windhoek.000
2) Rs 2. Which of the following countries completed the tunneling and track-laying for the 35-mile NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel.000
3) Rs 5.5 per cent
2) 7 per cent
3) 6.7 per cent
5) 6. Which of the following countries topped the medal tally at the 2015 IAAF World Championships which concluded in
Beijing on 30 Aug?
1) Ethiopia
2) Kenya
3) China
4) US
5) Jamaica
125. Which of the following African cities has been selected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games? For the first time
an African city will host the games. As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on 31 Aug. The scheme has
been named
1) SAHAJ
2) SARAL
3) SUGAM
4) PAHAL
5) TATKAL
127. Zimbabwe
2) Durban. India remained the fastest growing major
economy of the world for a second straight quarter.
1) 5 per cent
2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent
4) 20 per cent
5) 25 per cent
124.6 bn
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2) USD 391.

Ganesh Nagar. Indonesia
147. Siddique
(HO. The govt has announced to auction idle oil and gas fields of state-owned ONGC and Oil India to private firms on a new
revenue sharing model and liberalised terms.: C-37. Which of the following countries on 3 Sep announced to cut troop levels by 300. The ________ Railway Zone has become the first zone of the Indian Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings
from its system by Aug 31. Turkey
2) Toronto. What is the
present limit of cash withdrawal at these machines?
1) Rs 500
2) Rs 1.000 to focus on modernisation and
innovation of its armed forces?
1) US
2) Russia
3) China
4) Japan
5) South Korea
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146. The govt on 2 Sep notified the merger of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with Sebi with effect from Sep 28. Which of the following cities has been officially selected as the US bid candidate for 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
1) Chicago
2) San Francisco
3) Los Angeles
4) Las Vegas
5) Austin
141. The finance ministry is mulling to increase the withdrawal limit at the point of sale (PoS) machines at shops.000
3) Rs 2.
2) The maximum rate set by the RBI above which banks are not allowed to lend. The next Commonwealth Games will be held in ________ in 2018.
4) The maximum rate above which the RBI cannot lend to banks. Thailand
5) Hanoi.
1) Northern Railway 2) East Central Railway 3) Eastern Railway
4) West-Central
5) Central Railway
149. Vietnam
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5) Jakarta. This card will enable customers to
1) travel by different metros
2) travel by different transport systems
3) retail shopping and purchases
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
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Named as SERVIR-Mekong. China organised a massive parade at Beijing’s iconic Tiananmen Square on 3 Sep to commemorate the defeat of ________
in World War II 70 years ago.
The FMC has been regulating
1) commodities market
2) pension market
3) insurance market
4) securities market
5) None of these
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2) Jakarta. 2015. Canada
3) Buenos Aires. India is hopeful to get membership to the 21-member APEC group in 2015-16. The central govt has launched Smart National Mobility Card (SNMC). The NASA and USAID have launched a joint project to strengthen environmental monitoring in Southeast Asian region.000
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137. The number of the oilfields to be auctioned is
1) 49
2) 65
3) 69
4) 79
5) 89
148. it will be situated in
1) Manila.
5) None of these
4) Malaysia
138. Delhi) (GA-53)
. The RBI has issued draft guidelines for a uniform method by which banks have to arrive at base rate.
3) The minimum rate below which the RBI cannot lend to banks. The two-day meet of the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors was held starting 4 Sep in
1) Ankara.500
5) Rs 3. Argentina
4) Brasília. Malaysia
4) Bangkok.000
144. What is base rate?
1) The minimum rate set by the RBI below which banks are not allowed to lend.
1) Germany
2) US
3) Russia
4) Japan
5) Italy
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1) Australia
2) England
3) India
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3) Kuala Lumpur. What is the full form of the term APEC?
1) Asia Pacific Environmental Cooperation
2) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
3) Asia Pacific Extensive Cooperation
4) Asia Pacific Economic Council
5) None of these
143. AK Jha has been appointed as interim CMD of which of the following PSUs?
1) IOC
2) Coal India
3) BSNL
4) BHEL
5) Canada
5) NTPC
139.

1) Thrissur
2) Kochi
3) Ernakulam
4) Palakkad
5) Kollam
158.
1) Rs 1
2) Rs 2
3) Rs 5
4) Rs 50
5) Rs 65
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161. The ICICI Lombard General Insurance has tied up with Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) for sale of its products. The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation ________ coins to commemorate golden jubilee of Indo-Pak
War of 1965. India will launch a second multi-spectral remote sensing satellite LAPAN A2/Orari of which of the following countries?
The LAPAN A1/Tubsat was also launched in India in 2007. West Bengal
4) Cuttack. The govt has canceled the FCRA licence of the NGO Greenpeace India.BSC Academy
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1) Thailand
2) Greece
3) Egypt
4) Turkey
5) Spain
159. Kerala
2) Chennai. Which of the following states on 3 Sep bagged the Skoch Order-of-Merit national award for implementing e-governance
initiatives in the state?
1) Karnataka
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Haryana
156. Tamil Nadu
3) Nadia. Aadesh Shrivastava. The private
sector bank CSB is headquartered at
1) Thrissur. Who won the Italian Grand Prix F1 championship on 6 Sep?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Felipe Massa
4) Valtteri Bottas
5) Kimi Raikkonen
162. Name the author who has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal to be presented by the US
President Barack Obama. Ganesh Nagar. The Teachers’ Day is observed in India on 5 Sep. The G20 and OECD has announced new corporate governance principles for listed companies and regulators in all
member countries. Delhi) (GA-53) /
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1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Philippines
4) Thailand
5) Vietnam
152. Vassiliki Thanou was sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently? The
Supreme Court appointed her as the head of a caretaker govt until next snap election. On this day. who died of cancer on 5 Sep.
1) Anita Desai
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Kiran Desai
4) Arundhati Roy
5) Jhumpa Lahiri
163. The ONGC Videsh has acquired 5 % stake in Vankor field which is the second largest field by production of
1) Kazakhstan
2) Turkmenistan
3) Tajikistan
4) Russia
5) Uzbekistan
155.
1) Karnataka
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Odisha
153. PM Narendra Modi released the commemorative coins of
Rs 125 & Rs 10 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of
1) Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2) Vallabhbhai Patel
3) Lal Bahadur Shastri
4) Zakir Husain
5) Rajendra Prasad
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160. ________ city would soon be declared as the first total HIV/AIDS literate district in the country. was a popular
1) music composer and singer
2) author
4) director and producer
5) None of these
3) bollywood actor
164. Odisha
5) Pune. The “Jyothirgamaya”
project helped the city achieved the feat. OECD is headquartered in
1) New York
2) Manila
3) Tokyo
4) Paris
5) London
Javed R. What does the term FCRA stand for?
1) Foreign Contribution Regulations Act
2) Foreign Company Regulations Act
3) Foreign Cooperation Regulations Act
4) Foreign Coordination Regulations Act
5) None of these
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154. PM Narendra Modi on 3 Sep inaugurated a conference on “Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative” on conflict avoidance in
which of the following cities?
1) Varanasi
2) Gautam Budh Nagar 3) New Delhi
4) Patna
5) Kushinagar
151. Siddique
(HO. The ________ state govt has renamed the Wheeler Island in Bhadrak district as Abdul Kalam Island.: C-37.